Inaugurations and notable events across 1913 timeline
A chronological rundown notes Woodrow Wilson's inauguration as the president, cabinet confirmations, King Constantine’s crown,Wilson's recognition of China, the Underwood tariff vote, Menocal's Cuba presidency, and other 1913 milestones. It also mentions US land laws, a New York governor impeachment, imperial celebrations, and major 1910s fires with significant losses.
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Woodrow Wilson
Bth
United States
Senate
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoo
New York
Lindley Murray Garrison
New Jersey
James Clark McReynolds
Tennessee
Albert Sidney Burleson
Texas
Navy
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Franklin Knight Lane
California
David Pranklin Houston
Missouri
Commerce
William Cox Redfield
Labor
William
Bauhop Wilson
Pennsylvania
King Constantine
Greece
House of Representatives
Mario G. Menocal
Cuba
January to September 1913 Sports Highlights
Summary of the period notes various 1913 sports feats in New York and beyond. Alfredo De Oro defends world pocket billiards title against James Maturo in New York. Willie Hoppe retains balk line billiards title by beating George Sutton in New York. Hannes Kolehmainen sets indoor and 5 mile records in New York, with other speed events by J A R Kiviat and Goregi. G McDonald sets shot put world record in New York. April through September cover baseball season opening, golf, polo, rowing, harness racing, tennis, and amateur championships. Travers wins metropolitan amateur golf. McLoughlin claims tennis title at Wimbledon. Ouimet triumphs in US Open golf. Athletics, Giants, and pennants reshuffle standings in September.
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Alfredo de Oro
James Maturo
New York
Willie Hoppe
George Sutton
Hannes Kolehmainen
J. A. R. Kiviat
Aboyer
Jerome D. Travers
New Jersey
Oswald Kirkby
Meadowbrook
N. Y
Syracuse
Cornell
Whisk Broom UJ
Brooklyn
Harvard
Yale
Whisk Broom Jr
John G. Anderson
Garden City
Francis Ouimet
United States
Harry Vardon
Edward Ray
Brookline
Mass
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
Detroit Tigers
New York Giants
Boston
Gladys Ravenscroft
England
Wilmington
Del
Pat Ryan
John Flanagan
To Keep Plants Fresh For House Closures
To keep plants fresh without watering when the house is closed, move them to the cellar or a cold place. Set pots in tubs with a brick under each pot and pour just enough water to cover the bricks. Place tubs by an east window if possible for best results.
Across the world 1913 events and disasters summarized
The record lists numerous 1913 conventions and gatherings from Congresses of the Daughters of the American Revolution to the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Chattanooga and labor conferences in Seattle and Washington. It notes aviation feats by Roland Garros, oceanic and air disasters, the Panama canal operations, a Zeppelin wreck, a fatal railroad wreck in Mississippi, a New Mexico mine disaster, and banking failures in New York and with Goodyear and others.
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Uncle Sam
Goodyear
United States
Paris
Pacific
Panama Canal
Bridlington
England
Johannisthal
Prussia
Admiralty Commission
Mobile and Ohio
Bucatunna
Miss
Coast Artillery
Stag Canyon
New Mexico
B. Hollins & Co
New York
Louise
Ocean
New York Real Estate Securities Company
Gatun
Holland
Napoleon Bonaparte
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Louvre
Florence
Italy
United States Commerce Court
Mixed historical items recall and disasters flash across year
A collage of 1912 events lists Antarctic tragedy of Captain Scott and companions. Niagara raised near Erie. Belgian strike for suffrage. Morgan funeral in New York. Pope Pius illness. Little Dorrit author Mary Ann Cooper dies in London at 100. Wagner’s centenary. Victoria Luise and Ernest Augustus wed. Bennett Young leads Confederate veterans. Zeppelin flight to Vienna. Long Beach train collision. Gettysburg Blue and Gray reunion events. Roumanian invasion of Bulgaria. aviator Leon Letort Paris to Berlin flight. multiple other notices and milestones.
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John Pierpont Morgan
New York City
Pope Pius
Mary Ann Cooper
Dickens
Little Dorrit
London
Billy” Arlington
Los Angeles
Richard Wagner
Germany
Victoria Luise of
Prussia
Prince Ernest Augustus of Cumberland
Berlin
Bennett H. Young
The
United Confederate Veterans
Gettysburg
Little Round Top
Pickett
Charles of
Roumania
Leon Letort
Paris
Cal
Weather Chaos Across United States Causes Massive Losses
A fragmented report describes violent wind and rain storms, cyclones, floods, and blizzards across multiple states. It cites hundreds of deaths, thousands of homes burned or wrecked, and property losses reaching into the millions, with major impacts from Ohio Illinois Indiana Nebraska Texas Colorado Alaska and Massachusetts.
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United States
Terre Haute
Omaha
Ohio
Grim Harvest of Death in 1913
A year’s roll of notable passings lists Gen. EB. M. Lee and other distinguished figures from politics, science, arts, and industry. The memorial spans February to June with names such as John Pierpont Morgan, Lord Avebury, and Joaquin Miller, noting ages and places of death across the United States and Europe.
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May
H. M. Plagier
West Palm-Seacir
Fla
James Heaton Baker
Mankato
Minn
Lord Avebury
Sir John Lubbock
London
Revolution in Mexico Besieged President and Evolving Power
A chaotic account traces the Mexican crisis with Col Felix Diaz leading revolutionary efforts against President Madero. Generals Reyes and Huerta rise, Madero resigns, Huerta seizes control, and political chaos spreads as rebels gain ground in Monterrey Juarez and Mazatlan while foreign envoys seek protection for legations.
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Mexico
Col
Felix Diaz
Madero
Bernardo Reyes
Blanquet
Victoriano Huerta
National Army
Gustavo Madero
Suarez
Huerta
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
Monterey
United States
Vera Cruz
British steamer Calvados sinks with 200 lost in Marmora
A British steamship Calvados foundered in the Sea of Marmora with about 200 lives lost. In a separate incident a German torpedo boat destroyer 8 178 was sunk in a collision off Helgoland, with 71 crew members perishing.
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Rosecrans
Peacock Spit
Ore
Veronese
Portugal
Pangani
English Channel
Calvados
Marmora
Helgoland
Courtesy and Gratitude in Nature’s Quiet Labor
A reflective musing on courtesy toward rivers winds and beasts. The author argues that natural services such as rivers carrying boats winds filling sails and meat nourishing are not owed thanks but are given as necessary acts, while noting that horses shade us yet know it not. The quotation by De Jonson is referenced to illustrate the instinctive, unacknowledged roles of nature and animals in human life.
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de Jonson
Prussian police ban defacement by erecting signs and billboards
Prussian authorities gain power to prohibit landscape defacement through the erection of signs pictures and billboards. The rule targets outdoor advertising and artistic displays likely affecting visual landscape integrity and public spaces. Authorities may enforce restrictions to maintain orderly streets and prevent visual clutter.
God’s Designs and Human Struggle in Belief
A quoted reflection on belief, doubt, and the creator’s designs. It contrasts human intellectual suffering with faith, suggesting mistrust of human capacity but faith in divine justice. The passage presents a meditation on why belief persists despite unanswerable questions.
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de Tocqueville
Rival's Failures and The Los Angeles Fiancée Ring Robbery
Aikin notes the heart's test when a rival falters without triumph. In Detroit Journal report, a Los Angeles man is robbed of the engagement ring he planned to present to his fiancée, who suspects the crime.
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Aikin
Los Angeles
Detroit Journal
Federals Show White Feather as Rebels Recede
In Presidio Texas and Ojinaga Mexico Federal forces collapse under rebel attack. Huerta and Ortega troops clash as 400 Federals drown crossing the river while others are captured or disarmed. Villa orders harsh action. fighting centers at Ojinaga La Muja Pass.
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Great Britain
United States
Juarez
Victoria
Tamaulipas
Villa
Tierra Blanca
Mazatlan
Associated Press
Herald-Star
Presidio
Texas
Olinaga
Ojinaga
Omaga
Mexico
Huersta
Huerta
Ortega
Vahua
la Muja Pass
Interior
McNamem
Burnside
Salazar
Orozco
Notice of dissolution and new partnership in Ohio ore business
Charles P. Brobson and Warner D. Mills have bought C V Wilsons interest in the Wisen Brobson ore business at Unionport Jefferson County Ohio. Wilson and Brobson dissolved and Brobson Mills continue the business. Settlements required from all indebted to Wilson Brobson. Also marriage license notice for Harry M Call and Lota R Scott both 21 from Richmond.
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Charles P. Brobson
Warner D. Mills
C. V. Wilson
Wisen & Brobson
Unionport
Jefferson County
Ohio
Wilson and Brobson
Brobson & Mills
Wilson & Brobson
Harry M. Call
Lota R. Scott
Richmond
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West Yokohama
Mu Sen
Elmira Telegram
Exican and Balkan Affairs
Times Afraid
Amond Poincare
Republic
House of Lords
Delaware
Wyoming
Raymond Poincare
France
American Press Association
W. J. Bryan
House of Commons
Treland
Emsteep
Laureat Nga
China
William Sulzer
Emperor Franz Joph
Austria
Ungary
Washington Gardner
Albion
Mich
Chattanooga
United States Senate
Yuan Shih Kai
Chinese Republic
Sulzer
Ludwig III
Bavaria
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
President Wilson
White House
Francis Bowes Sayre
Elihu Root
American Fertilizer Company
Buffalo
Springfield
Haskell & Basker Car Company
Michigan City
Ind
Binghamtown
N. C
Flory
Bangor
G. Blue Mountain
Blue Ridge
Pen Mar
Jersey City
Smith Company
Bay Point
Hot Springs
Ark
Salisbury Beach
Barker Bros
St. Louis
Arcadia
G. McDonald
Kiviat
A. F. Kammer
Maurice F. McLoughlin
Charles P. Dixon
Wimpledon
G. Peter Volo
Kalama- 200
Directum I
Goshen
Pennant
Saratoga Springs
Barnard
Cambridge
Kanaguri
Tokyo
McArthur
Dartmouth
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Princeton
New Haven
Chicago
Wisconsin
Army
Abel R. Kiviat
William J. Kramer
Georges Carpentier
Bombardier Wells
Calgary
Alberta
Dewey Hotel
Argenta
Kan
Prudery
Goren
Benouville
Calvedos
London Globe
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
American Medical Association
Minneapolis
National Educational Association
Salt Lake City
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
the Hague
Berne
International Trades Union Congress
Manchester
Grand Army of the Republic
Tenn
Sons of Veterans
John E. Sautter
Pittsburgh
American Federation of Labor
Seattle, Wash
National Association of Good Roads
Daughters of the Confederacy
New Orleans
National Society Daughters of the G. A. R
National Phi Delta Phi College Fraternity
American Association For Labor Legislation
Long Island Sound
Bulgaria
Servia
Bukharest
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Matteawan
N.Y
H. K. Thaw
Roland Garros
Mediterranean Sea
Et Raphael
Bizerta
North Africa
Hartford
Conn
North Sea
Oliver Hazard Perry
Put-in-Bay Island
Lake
Canada
Vermont
Norton Mills
Robert W. Archbald
Court of Commerce
R. F. Scott
New Zealand
South Pole
Scott
Niagara
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Erie
J. P. Morgan
E. P. Weston
Zeppelin
Baden-Baden
Vienna
Long Beach
Edward Payson Weston
Milwaukee
Theyesern
Charles J. Badger
T. H. Barry
J. H. Mears
Massachusetts
Washington, D. C
Nome
Alaska
Louisiana
Middle West
Lake Region
Clevela
Colorado
EB. M. Lee
Wyoming Territory
James R. Keene
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Little Rock
Lewis Swift
Marathon
Thaddeus & C. Lowe
Pasadena
EB. Prestiss Bailey
Utica
Julia C. R. Dorr
Rutland
Theodor von Holleben
John George Brown
Charles Major
Shelbyville
Stewart L. Woodford
Neva City
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Piedmont Hills
George Washington Custis Lee
Robert E. Lee
Ravens
Yo Ho Na la
Peking
March
J. S. Billings
Frank
Black
Troy
Viscount Garnet Joseph Wolseley
Mentone
John B. Henderson
F. A. Ober
Hackensack
N. J
Alfred Austin
Ashford
H. Cramp
C. A. Briggs
L. Forbes Winslow
Thomas A. Janvier
Henri Rochefort
BE. Burd Grubb
Kearny
Horace Jayne
Wallingford
George Hitchcock
Marken
Robert C. Ogden
Kennebunkport
Edward F. Jones
Baltimore
Binghamton
August Bebel
Zurich
Silas Casey
Warm Springs
Emile Ollivier
Napoleon III
Annecy
William J. Gaynor
Henry Menier
George E. Baker
Gen. Grant
Louis Mollonen
Hancock
Patrick Ford
Irish World
Adolphus Busch
Langenschwalbach
Stanley Waterloo
Timothy L. Woodruff
W. William Garrett Brown
William Nelson
Salt Lake Tribune
Constantinople
Adrianople
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Scutari
Janina
George
Saloniki
Chatalya
King George
Scutar
Turkey
Henry Lane Wilson
H. L. Wilson
John Lind
Minnesota
Lind
Suerta
Tampico
Fletcher
Mexican
State of California
Gambler Bay
Volturno
Uranium Line
Rotterdam
Norway
Mberget
Emily Tstun Miller
T. Paul
Charlies McKurney
Mage
David du Bose Galttard
Ialtimore
Phoebe W. Cousins
John Green
International A. Montgomery S
Franklin Simmons
el Paso
Rabels
San Francisco
Malata
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